From UMO Media Relations MOUNT OLIVE – The University of Mount Olive men’s and women’s track and field teams in a continued effort to reach out to the Mount Olive community, hit the streets for a town clean-up Saturday morning. In what has turned into an annual event, the track and field teams went from street to…… read more »
From UMO Media Relations MOUNT OLIVE – Prior to 2008, the small town of Mount Olive, North Carolina (population 4,589) was known primarily as the home of the Mt. Olive Pickle Company, the largest independent purveyor of pickled cucumbers in the United States. The University of Mount Olive baseball team dramatically changed that narrative in 2008.…… read more »
MOUNT OLIVE –Five University of Mount Olive students recently competed in a statewide virtual event aimed at tackling community issues related to COVID-19 that could be mitigated by financial technology. Selected from the Tillman School of Business, the students representing the University of Mount Olive, were Crystal Burchette, a finance and business management double major…… read more »
From UMO Media Relations INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — The University of Mount Olive and the Town of Cary have been selected to host the NCAA Division II Baseball National Championship from 2023-2026 in Cary, N.C., it was announced Wednesday by the NCAA. Mount Olive and the Town of Cary have co-hosted the NCAA II Baseball National Championship in…… read more »
From UMO Media Relations GREENVILLE, SC. – Conference Carolinas has unveiled its plans for its traditional fall championships in the spring of 2021. “We are excited to officially unveil our plans for the spring of 2021 for our fall sports,” Commissioner Chris Colvin said. “I cannot thank all of our Directors of Athletics and the head…… read more »
From UMO Media Relations Mount Olive – The University of Mount Olive summer commencement ceremony was held virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic this year. However, in the tradition of honoring those graduates, the Department of Athletics wanted to list the 14 student-athletes who were set to walk across the stage in Kornegay Arena at…… read more »
From UMO Media Relations MOUNT OLIVE – It takes a remarkable and unique person to accomplish the great victories Michael Muñoz has in such a short time. A first-generation college graduate, an NCAA Postgraduate Award Recipient, and now a successful administrator, Muñoz is an alumnus the Trojans remember for his resilience, determination, outstanding character, and athletic…… read more »
From UMO Media Relations BALTIMORE, Maryland — Former University of Mount Olive baseball player Bruce Zimmermann made his Major League debut Thursday night, starting game two for the Baltimore Orioles inside the friendly walls of Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Md. Zimmermann pitched three complete innings, but they would be ones he would never forget. Zimmermann, a…… read more »
From UMO Media Relations MOUNT OLIVE – When the University of Mount Olive Associate Professor of Exercise Science Dr. Mark Deaton was hired in 2013, it became his mission to establish an exercise science lab at the University. He envisioned a lab that would not only serve the obvious needs of the University’s program majors,…… read more »
From UMO Media Relations MOUNT OLIVE – From track and field star to an officer in the U.S. military, University of Mount Olive alumnus Cedric Thomas is a role model for student-athletes everywhere. A career in the military is something Thomas never expected. Growing up, his father was a military man so, Thomas was considered a…… read more »
